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    Apple Expands Its Video Offerings  Sep 14, 2006
    Content is currently limited to about 75 Disney-owned titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures, and Miramax Films. The movies will play back at a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels--a step up from the 320-by-240-pixel maximum of previous iTunes videos, but still below DVD quality. (PC World)

    iTunes Goes to the Movies  Sep 13, 2006
    Secondary Navigation. By Natalie Finn Tue Sep 12, 9:01 PM ET. (E! Online)

    Disney CEO happy with Apple's movie strategy  Sep 13, 2006
    iTunes kicked off its first day in the movie business with 75 movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures, and Miramax Films. Meeting with reporters after the event, Iger noted that other film studios were watching to see how Apple s service went over with consumers. (MacCentral)

    Movie downloads highlight iTunes 7 overhaul  Sep 13, 2006
    The redubbed iTunes Store offers more than 75 movies from four studios owned by Disney Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures, and Miramax Films. New releases will appear on the Store the same day DVD versions of the movies hit retail shelves. (MacCentral)

    Apple Sees Gold in Silver Screen  Sep 13, 2006
    Apple will initially offer about 75 films from four studios owned by Disney -- Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone and Miramax. (Jobs serves on the board of Disney. (Wired News)

    Apple rolls new iPods, brings TV and movies to MP3s  Sep 13, 2006
    In addition, the iTunes Store is now offering over 75 movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films. Apple refreshed its iPod lines, which were delayed by the. (EETimes)

    Apple Announces iTunes 7 With Amazing New Features  Sep 13, 2006
    In addition, the iTunes Store ( ) is now offering over 75 movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films, that customers can purchase and download to watch on their computers and iPods, and soon on their flat screen televisions with Apple's upcoming iTV* player ... The iTunes Store now features great new releases and library titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films, such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Apple gambles on film revolution  Sep 13, 2006
    "Today we're starting out with films from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone and Miramax films," Mr Jobs said at the company headquarters in California. "We're making available over 75 films online, and we're going to be adding more every week and every month, including the year's most popular movies, Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and Cars." Mr Jobs also unveiled a forthcoming device called iTV that will be able to transmit video from a computer to a living-room television screen. (Guardian Unlimited)

    The List  Sep 10, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures So ... Walt Disney Pictures So. (Los Angeles Times)

    Amazon.com starts video download service  Sep 9, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures, whose biggest shareholder is Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, has not signed on. Amazon's service comes just days ahead of the expected launch of a movie download service at Apple's iTunes Music Store. (MSNBC -- Technology)

      Amazon.com launches video download service  Sep 8, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures has not signed on. Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs is the largest shareholder of The Walt Disney Co.. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    In 'Invincible,' Wahlberg savors a fan's dream  Aug 26, 2006
    (RON PHILLIPS, WALT DISNEY PICTURES). Vince Papale. (Orlando Sentinel)

    Mark Wahlberg Can Make Hits, But Can He Take Them? Actor Tries To Be 'Invincible'  Aug 25, 2006
    Mark Wahlberg in "Invincible" (Walt Disney Pictures). CENTURY CITY, California Millions of people share the most common daydreams, wishing they were world-famous pop stars, sexy fashion models, the producer of one of TV's hottest shows or an A-list movie star. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Family films aren't always fit for children  Aug 11, 2006
    On the other hand, ABC Family is owned by Disney, and even the Walt Disney Pictures label is no longer reliable ... Now, however, the PG-13-rated "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, which are extremely violent and definitely not for small fry, are released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner. (Deseret News)

    Starz Promotes Turner, Waysdorf to Senior Vice President, Business Affairs; Barson Hired as Vice President, Business Affairs  Aug 9, 2006
    Turner has been with SEG for seven years, most recently serving as vice president of business affairs, programming, and has negotiated numerous output deals with studios such as Walt Disney Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Revolution Studios and Universal Studios. In addition, Turner has supervised legal work on many Starz Original productions such as "New Orleans Music In Exile.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Opening jitters  Aug 5, 2006
    Peter Mountain / Walt Disney Pictures via AP. Most Popular. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Next film in 'Pirates' series may shoot at Guadalupe Dunes  Aug 4, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures ... Meanwhile, Walt Disney Pictures is doing its part to keep the shoot under wraps. (Santa Maria Times)

    Hollywood's bullish on critters  Aug 2, 2006
    (Walt Disney Pictures). (Paramount Pictures). (Newsday -- New York City)

    PR gears up on Gibson  Aug 2, 2006
    -- Oren Aviv, president of Walt Disney Pictures. "I look at Mel no different as the rest of us, which is that none of us are without fault and we all make mistakes. But we have a very forgiving God.". (Globe and Mail)

    'Pirates' rescues 2006 summer movies season  Aug 1, 2006
    USATODAY.com - A pirate rescues movies. Sign up to receive our free Books e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. (USA Today -- Life)

    Miami Vice Arrests Pirates' Run at #1  Aug 1, 2006
    After three straight weekends at #1, Walt Disney Pictures' summer blockbuster was finally bested for the top spot at the box office by the crime-thriller , based on the popular '80s television show. Directed by the original show's executive producer Michael Mann, replaced Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx and opened in over 3,000 theatres nationwide on Friday. (Comingsoon.net)

    Doggone It, That's Good Advice  Jul 30, 2006
    (Joseph Lederer / Disney Enterprises, Inc.) (Chris Large / Walt Disney Pictures) More Style & Culture News. . (Los Angeles Times)

    Central Coast could be site of ‘Pirate' invasion  Jul 29, 2006
    Meanwhile, Walt Disney Pictures is doing its part to keep the shoot under wraps. The film's publicist, Michael Singer, said the filmmakers have had a losed-up policy since production began in 2005, and he cannot release any information about filming. (Santa Maria Times)

    'Pirates' still pilfering box office  Jul 26, 2006
    WALT DISNEY PHOTO Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.". LOS ANGELES - "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" held off a rush of new movies to remain the top attraction for the third-straight weekend, taking in $35. (State College Centre Daily, PA -- Entertainment)

    Disney slashing jobs, movie output  Jul 20, 2006
    Of those, about 10 will be released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, a proven family-friendly brand that includes the successful "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise ... Disney CEO Robert Iger had indicated previously that the company planned to pay greater attention to its Walt Disney Pictures brand. (Newsday -- New York City)

    Shares of Somaxon decline 14 percent  Jul 20, 2006
    Of those, about 10 will be released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, a proven family-friendly brand that includes the successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Associated Press. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    * Disney shakes up its studio business  Jul 20, 2006
    Disney will also focus on making more family films with the Walt Disney Pictures brand, which it hopes to market around the world. In turn, it will release two to three films a year from its Touchstone Pictures unit, which has had a series of disappointments like The Alamo, The Ladykillers and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Disney to produce fewer movies, cut 650 jobs  Jul 19, 2006
    The company said Oren Aviv, currently chief creative officer at Walt Disney Studios, has been tapped to be president of production at Walt Disney Pictures, overseeing live-action development and film production. Nina Jacobson, who was president of production, and Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, will be leaving the company, Disney said. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Disney Pictures slashing staff, movie output  Jul 19, 2006
    Of those, about 10 will be released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner, a proven family friendly brand that includes the successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise ... Disney CEO Robert Iger had indicated previously that the company planned to pay greater attention to its Walt Disney Pictures brand. (Globe and Mail)

    Keira Knightley Could Tell You About 'Pirates 3,' But She'd Have To Kill You  Jul 11, 2006
    Keira Knightley in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (Walt Disney Pictures). BEVERLY HILLS, California The opening weekend of one of the most anticipated films in years has come and gone, and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" took home a predictably impressive booty. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    'Pirates 2': Must Sea, By Kurt Loder  Jul 8, 2006
    Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (Walt Disney Pictures). How could "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" not be a pretty great movie. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    'Pirates' a long, noisy sink, but Depp brilliant anyway  Jul 6, 2006
    C+ "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest" Starring: Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Bill Nighy Director: Gore Verbinski Studio: Walt Disney Pictures Rated: PG-13 (for intense sequences of adventure violence, including frightening images) RT: 145 minutes. For Sale: One pouty-mouthed, blue-eyed Namibian-born girl -- or at least her pictures. (North County Times)

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest  Jul 6, 2006
    A Walt Disney Pictures release; opens with some 12:01 a.m. screenings Friday. Running time: 2:20. (Chicago Tribune)

    Does \'Pirates\' new villain outshine Jack Sparrow?  Jul 5, 2006
    Industrial Light & Magic, Walt Disney Pictures. About USA TODAY.com. (USA Today)

    H'WOOD IS BACK: BOXOFFICE UP 5% OVER LAST YEAR...  Jul 3, 2006
    Hollywood's next shot at a runaway hit comes on Friday, when Walt Disney Pictures releases "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest." With the stars , and , the film has strong female appeal, and that points toward one of Hollywood's major survival strategies. As the once reliable young male audience continues to drift, studios have been trying to widen their demographic appeal. (The Drudge Report)

    New on DVD  Jun 30, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures. Eight Below: Jerry (Paul Walker) must return to rescue Maya, the alpha leader of the pack, and the other seven. (USA Today -- Life)

    Starz Sets Sail With an Exclusive Look at 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'  Jun 29, 2006
    June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz sets sail on a high seas adventure with Johnny Depp and Walt Disney Pictures' eagerly anticipated action-adventure "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" Thursday, July 6 ... Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley reunite in Walt Disney Pictures', in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," an all new epic tale chronicling the further mis-adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Girls Swoon, Pirates Duel And Johnny Depp Rolls Along  Jun 27, 2006
    Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (Walt Disney Pictures). Like Captain Jack Sparrow himself, Johnny Depp is a man, a mystery and something of a legend who has young lasses swooning wherever he goes. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Favors Movielink in Video-on-Demand Patent Infringement Suit  Jun 16, 2006
    Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries of those studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox and leading independent studios. Contact. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Walt Disney's `Cars' Packs Horsepower, Star Power: Rick Warner  Jun 12, 2006
    Cars,'' from Walt Disney Pictures, is playing across the U.S.. (Rick Warner is the movie critic for Bloomberg News. (Bloomberg)

    Starz Promotes Greene to Executive Vice President, Advanced Services  Jun 6, 2006
    Starz Entertainment Group is the exclusive subscription provider of first-run, classic and favorite films from leading Hollywood studios including Walt Disney Pictures, Miramax Films, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Tri-Star, Screen Gems, Revolution Studios and more. Select recent films are available exclusively from Universal Pictures and New Line Cinema and library and classic titles are provided by a wide array of Hollywood studios. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    DISNEY CONSIDERING COST CUTS THAT INCLUDE LAYOFFS...  May 27, 2006
    Disney's review includes an overall repositioning of the Walt Disney Pictures brand as a home for somewhat daring (meaning PG-rated) family fare and ambitious franchises, including the "Pirates" trilogy and "The Chronicles of Narnia." Already Disney has scaled back production in the Miramax division and is expected to cut production at its sibling, Touchstone Pictures ... By contrast, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" from Walt Disney Pictures, which opened in... (The Drudge Report)

    Vietnam's golden era for silver screen  May 2, 2006
    On April 26, an eight-screen cineplex with more than 1,100 seats opened in the capital, Hanoi, operated by Ha Noi Megastar Media JV Vietnam, a joint venture between British Virgin Island-based Envoy Media Partners Ltd. and Vietnam's Phuong Nam Corp. It promises to bring movies from studios including United International Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures. "Megastar will be able to bring the latest movies to Vietnamese audiences at the same time with other countries in the region," says Edward... (Washington Times)

    Splash, Flash And Box-Office Cash  Apr 30, 2006
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    'Silent' spooks loudest  Apr 25, 2006
    Buena Vista's release of Walt Disney Pictures' animated isn't in the same league, but the tale of zoo creatures on the lam landed in fifth position for the weekend thanks to a relatively minimal drop-off of 14% in its second frame. With a weekend haul of $8. (Hollywood Reporter)

    Ice Age faces 'Scary' proposition  Apr 16, 2006
    That should be enough to give it the edge over 'The Wild,' which bears the imprimatur of Walt Disney Pictures and was produced by Toronto-based C.O.R.E. Feature Animation. Founded in 1994, C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures specialized in visual effects work and TV animation before getting into the feature business. (Monsters and Critics.com)

    more »  Mar 22, 2006
    com If "Chicken Little" was Walt Disney Pictures' attempt to muscle in on Pixar's turf, well. let's just say Disney had better do everything in its power to keep the makers of "Toy Story" very, very happy. (CTNow.com)

    Movielink and Akimbo Deliver 'Real Relevance' to Consumers Using ChoiceStream's Personalization Solutions  Mar 21, 2006
    Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries of those studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox and leading independent studios. About Akimbo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Movielink Adds Films from Inecom Entertainment Company to Its Line-up  Mar 15, 2006
    Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current release and vast libraries of those studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox and leading independent studios. About Inecom Entertainment Company. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Movielink Teams with Microsoft to Provide Premium Content to New Ultra-Mobile PC Device  Mar 9, 2006
    Movielink content offerings are drawn from the current releases and vast libraries of those studios as well as from those of Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox and leading independent studios. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Goblet of Fire lights up on DVD  Mar 7, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures. An Academy Awards contender for best animated feature, Hayao Miyazakis wild fantasy features the voices of Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Billy Crystal and Lauren Bacall in the tale of a hat-shop girl whos transformed into a 90-year-old woman and embarks on an adventure with a dashing wizard in his mobile home. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    'Eight' tops bo charts with $25 mil bow  Feb 22, 2006
    Feb. 21, 2006 'Eight' tops b.o. charts with $25 mil bow By Brian FusonBuena Vista Pictures' from Walt Disney Pictures, turned up the heat at the boxoffice during the four-day Presidents Day weekend as the PG-rated family film took first place and warmed to a better-than-expected total of $25 million, according to final figures Tuesday. It was the fourth-biggest debut during the holiday frame, marking the distributor's largest opening in February, and was a personal best for director Frank... (Hollywood Reporter)

    "Eight Below" sleds to top of film box office  Feb 21, 2006
    Cast members (from L to R) Paul Walker, Moon Bloodgood, Bruce Greenwood, director Frank Marshall, and Jason Biggs pose with two Siberian huskies Coda Bear (R) and DJ at the world premiere of Walt Disney Pictures "Eight Below" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood February 12, 2006. A pack of gallant sled dogs mushed the Walt Disney Co's Antarctic adventure "Eight Below" to the top of the North American box office over the four-day holiday weekend, according to studio estimates on Monday. (Metro Toronto)

    'Eight' is enough  Feb 21, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures. The sled dog adventure with Paul Walker was a surprise winner over the Presidents Day Weekend, capturing $10 million more than some projections and racing past Date Movie's healthy $22. (USA Today -- Movies)

    Keeping It Real, Dog  Feb 16, 2006
    (Stefano Paltera / For The Times) VIDEO (Walt Disney Pictures) (QuickTime) (New Line Cinema) (Windows Media). Find a current movie. (Los Angeles Times)

    Good to see 'em work  Feb 11, 2006
    Walt Disney Pictures. Kristin Davis The Shaggy Dog (March 10). (USA Today)

    "Momma" set to open big (Reuters)  Jan 28, 2006
    "Momma" set to open big - Yahoo. Secondary Navigation. (RSS - Yahoo News - Entertainment)

    Setting Screens Afire  Jan 14, 2006
    (Walt Disney Pictures). (Leigh Johnson / Columbia Pictures). (Los Angeles Times)

    'Glory Road' Cast Learned History As Well As Hoops  Jan 13, 2006
    " Check out everything we've got on Visit for more from Hollywood, including news, interviews, trailers and more. Brandee J. Tecson, with reporting by Larry Carroll and Jeff Cornell Photo: Walt Disney Pictures ? 2005 . ? and TM . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. , and , E-commerce on this website is brought to you by MTVN Direct Inc.. (MTV -- News)

    When Basketball Changed Forever  Jan 13, 2006
    GLORY ROAD is a Walt Disney Pictures release directed by James Gartner from a script by Chris Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Gregory Allen Howard ... (Walt Disney Pictures). (CTNow.com)

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